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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three: Pages 272 through 328.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Fujiwara describe his ongoing relationship with his first wife to MM?
(a) Serious.
(b) Lustful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Casual.

2. What distressed MM most about her ten years of marriage to Fujiwara?
(a) She only had one child.
(b) She was still not his favored wife.
(c) She had neglected her religious duties.
(d) She was no longer an artist.

3. Why did Kanetada's wife give her daughter up for adoption to MM?
(a) She was too poor to care for the child.
(b) She was considering becoming a nun.
(c) She was becoming ill.
(d) She was not a good mother.

4. What did Fujiwara suggest that MM should do if she was dissatisfied with him as a spouse?
(a) Become a nun.
(b) Become a better wife.
(c) Find another husband.
(d) Leave the village.

5. Who became notably absent from MM's life after she moved in with her father?
(a) The Prince.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Fujiwara.
(d) Michitsuna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Fujiwara not allowed to touch his wife when she was ill?

2. What did MM take special care to teach her adopted daughter?

3. How did Fujiwara treat his son during the Grand Sumo Tournament?

4. What kept MM from committing suicide after her husband's rebuke about her depression in Book Two?

5. After the year of mourning, what happened that sent MM back into her depression?

(see the answer key)

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